Travellers will no longer be required to obtain a travel pass to enter T&T come June 1, as the system will be discontinued.
It’s the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the country. However, negative PCR or antigen tests are now required before entry.
Speaking during yesterday’s virtual media conference, Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said the move is attributed to an ongoing plateau in COVID-19 hospitalisations and what he said is “a waning of this acute phase of the pandemic.”
“What this means is that unvaxxed nationals and non-nationals can enter Trinidad and Tobago, so you don’t have to prove your vaccination status. However, you do have to provide either a negative PCR or an antigen test 48 hours prior to entry,” he said.
However, he said there is also a provision for people without a test to enter the country.
“In the absence of a test, that person will be asked to go into state-supervised quarantine at their cost and provide a negative PCR or antigen at any time during their quarantine period as a condition of release before going home,” Deyalsingh said.
The travel pass was implemented in July 2021 as the country reopened its borders, since they were closed over a year prior due to the pandemic. (RK)
